Date: 28-10-1996
Stage: 1/16 final
Place: TENERIFE
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish
My rating: *****
Notes: Incredible match !
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 29 October 1996 – 20:30
Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 22,000
Weather: mild
TENERIFE
Marcelo Ojeda
Sergio Ballesteros
César Gómez
Pablo Paz
Alexis Suárez
Chano
Slavisa Jokanović
Felipe Miñambres
Antonio Pinilla
Juanele
Meho Kodro
Coach: Jupp Heynckes
46′ ↓ César Gómez ↑ Julio Llorente
67′ ↓ Antonio Pinilla ↑ Oliver Neuville
75′ ↓ Meho Kodro ↑ Aurelio Vidmar
LAZIO
Luca Marchegiani
Paolo Negro
Alessandro Nesta
José Chamot
Guerino Gottardi
Dario Marcolin
Diego Fuser
Pavel Nedvěd
Roberto Rambaudi
Giuseppe Signori
Pierluigi Casiraghi
Coach: Zdeněk Zeman
46′ ↓ Paolo Negro ↑ Alessandro Grandoni
65′ ↓ Pierluigi Casiraghi ↑ Igor Protti
78′ ↓ Diego Fuser ↑ Marco Piovanelli
Referee: Ilkka Koho (FIN)
Goals: 14′ Nedvěd (LAZ), 16′ Nesta (own goal, TEN), 27′ Kodro (TEN), 31′ Fuser (LAZ), 39′ Juanele (TEN), 47′ Casiraghi (LAZ), 48′ Jokanović (TEN), 62′ Juanele (TEN)
Match overview
In one of the most thrilling UEFA Cup matches of the decade, Tenerife overturned a 1–0 first-leg loss to eliminate Lazio with a dramatic 5–3 victory.
Despite Lazio scoring three times through Nedvěd, Fuser and Casiraghi, Tenerife’s relentless attack led by Juanele and Kodro secured qualification on aggregate.
The match is still remembered in the Canary Islands as a legendary night of European football and the birth of Tenerife’s continental legacy.
Trivia
This was the first time a Spanish club from the Canary Islands eliminated an Italian side in a major European competition.
Slavisa Jokanović would later go on to coach in both La Liga and the Premier League after a distinguished playing career.
